I would have thought so too, like all the firmware updates that Tosh does for their HD players, but the article says that firmware is only for software where the profile 1.1 spec is a hardware issue. I don't understand that. The Tosh HD firmware has updated things like 24fps playback, internet connectivity, disc playback, etc.

My guess is that the 1.1 profile is like the HDMI versions, hardware & not software.